Brace yourselves! Ireland is set for heavy showers, hail and thunder

As if the last week of January wasn't bleak enough, we now have a whole weekend of terrible weather to enjoy too.

Fab.

Ireland looks set to be hit with a series of heavy rain showers, coupled with strong and gusty southwest winds and even hail and thunder at times.

According to Met Éireann, today will be mainly dry at first, though heavy rainfall in the west is expected to move across the country this afternoon, with some hail and thunder in places.

Mainly dry at first in the east but heavy showers in the west will move across the country this morning, some with hail and thunder. In the afternoon the showers will become lighter and winds will begin to moderate also. Afternoon temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees. pic.twitter.com/6CMnwSlemD

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 25, 2018

Afternoon temperatures will reach highs of six to eight degrees.

Showers will become isolated as we head into this evening, with overnight temperatures falling to zero to four degrees.

A similar story for tomorrow, with showers again due to spread from the west. Light westerly winds are also expected with highs of six to nine degrees.

Looking ahead to the weekend, further rain showers are forecast for both Saturday and Sunday – however, temperatures will remain high for the time of year, peaking between 10 and 13 degrees.

It's the little victories, really.